About the position
A postdoc position is available in The Department of Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The Department is seeking outstanding candidates for postdoctoral research fellowships, which include elective concentrations in biobehavioral health and pediatric psychology, as well as cognitive neuroscience. As a Research Fellow, you will benefit from access to a top-tier scientific environment, a competitive stipend (24% above NIH levels), excellent health benefits, professional development, and outstanding mentoring. The Department includes 24 faculty across clinical, clinician-scientist, and research tracks and houses robust clinical and research training programs at the post-doctoral fellowship level, including NIH T32 funded slots, pre-doctoral internship, and graduate student practicum levels. The Department also maintains comprehensive clinical-research and data science resources, including biorepository and clinical biomarkers labs, biostatistics, applied bioinformatics, proteomics and metabolomics, and a variety of brain and body imaging resources (MRI, fMRI, DTI, MRS, fNIRS, PET), among other resources.
Requirements
- Doctoral degree in related field
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
- Attention to detail, strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Interest in pursuing research-focused academic career
Benefits
- Access to a top-tier scientific environment
- A competitive stipend (24% above NIH levels)
- Excellent health benefits
- Professional development
- Outstanding mentoring
